School Year 2014-15

| September 11, 2014 (THU) | October 15, 2014 (WED) | November 18, 2014 (TUE) [at TRETC] | December 17, 2014 (WED) | January 27, 2015 (TUE) | February 25, 2015 (WED) | March 25, 2015 (WED) | April 15, 2015 (WED) | May 27, 2015 (WED) *All Meetings run 8:30am to 2:30pm*


September 11, 2014 (THU)

Hosted by: Heather Moschetta and Kevin Conner
Agenda
Part 1 at AIU Central Office
PIIC and PLN Updates


Focus on Goal-Setting
The Ten Roles of Coaching Chart with explanation and examples (PDF) from the Learning Forward website
Visual Ranking Tool Student Login Only one member in the group will sign-in to make the rankings based on group discussion
Teacher ID: kevin.conner@aiu3.net Student Login: Coaches1 thru Coaches8, Password: coach

Ellen Eisenberg's blog entry (read the July 21, 2014 item)
Develop your own instructional coaching goals (Google form)
Danielson Framework Examples for Instructional Coaches (PDF)

Adjourn - travel to IBEW Circuit Center

IMPORTANT
Parking: After turning off of Hot Metal Bridge onto Sydney Street, the IBEW Circuit Center will be on your right. To park, continue past the IBEW Circuit Center and turn left into the parking lot.
Conference Material: All Showcase material is available on the STEAM Showcase app. There will NOT be hard copies available. Please download the app on your apple or android device before the Showcase from http://my.yapp.us/AIUSTEAM

Part 2 - 1st Annual AIU STEAM Showcase



October 15, 2014 (WED)

AM Session - Focus on Data
Ice Breaker The Monty Hall Problem
Brian Stamford AIU Teaching and Learning will walk us through various state achievement data tools
eMetric
PVAAS
PM Session
Making sense of the data
BrightBytes (Login information will be supplied to you)
Easel.ly
PollEverywhere
Add your poll to the group document
Take someone else's poll


November 18, 2014 (TUE) [at TRETC]

Three Rivers Educational Technology Conference
Venue:
Four Points by Sheraton Pittsburgh North
910 Sheraton Drive Mars PA 16046



December 17, 2014 (WED)


AM Session
--Icebreaker
--PIIC census http://goo.gl/forms/wsJKZdy3rf
--Updates from Heather and Kevin
--Open sharing time
Resources on Modernizing Research Session:
Resources related to Badges in Education session (from my Pearltrees collection)

PM Session
--Open sharing time
--Reflection
--Happy Holidays to All!

January 27, 2015 (TUE)

Updates:
-CCB Survey http://bit.ly/pacoach
-BrightBytes Summit
Icebreaker “This Will Revolutionize Education by Veritasium (YouTube)

If you showed this video to your peers or adminstrators – what is one question you would ask them?
(Share out at table)

9:30 – It’s All About the Questions from PIIC PLO **Heather will facilitate
-View “Uncle Buck” video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jpvkUdMu60A&feature=youtu.be
-Think of your own practice and reflect on the questions you ask when working with teachers.
-Write two questions that furthered the discussion and one that stopped the discussion
-Share out at table
-Introduce Verso www.versoapp.com
-Student account has been created for you
USERNAME: firstinitiallastname (hmoschetta) - all lowercase
PASSWORD: welcome (all lowercase)
-Use Heather’s “Intro to Verso” Flip
-View video as a group, then work independently
-Create an original post and two comments to other participants
-Demonstrate teacher intervention/control
-Check for Understanding - Question Analogy

10:30 Group work
-ASCD Express collection of articles about questioning (4 – fairly short)
-Each table is assigned article (may be doubles)
-Read independently
-Complete 3-2-1 (3 main points, 2 ways to use in coaching, 1 question that remains)

11:00-11:45 Little Bits
-Play with the parts to figure out how they work
      1. Power (blue) - needed to start every circuit
      2. Input (pink) - accept input
      3. Output (green) - these do something
      4. Wires (orange) - expand your reach
-What questions would you ask to figure out how Little Bits work?
-Challenges:
    1. Create a circuit that buzzes when refrigerator door opens
    2. Create a doorbell for your bedroom that: buzzes, blinks, and waves a flag
    3. Make a flashlight, artbot, windmill, or three-wheeler
-Little Bits Ted Talk (5:27)
http://goo.gl/FVMqrX

Want to buy a LittleBits kit for yourself? You can get a 15% educator discount

11:45-1:00 LUNCH

1:00: Choose your Verso
-Two Versos: one related to Ed Leadership article (Heather's Class) , the other related to the eSchoolNews article (Kevin's Class) Course Code:
-Work on the Verso of your choice-
-Post an original response and comment on two other participants' posts
-create a Teacher account
-create a Verso for your coaching role to use with teachers

2:00-2:30 Debriefing and Reflection

February 25, 2015 (WED)

Never Fear - Spring Is On Its Way






February 25, 2015 Instructional Coaches’ Workshop

8:30-9:00 Arrival, sign-in, networking
9:00-9:15 Icebreaker
Brainteaser: The letters in the word POST can be re-arranged to spell three additional words -- STOP, POTS and OPTS. Name three (3) other four-letter words with this characteristic

9:15-9:30 Agenda overview; Open Spaces/Birds of a Feather topic ideas
9:30-10:00 Session 1
10:05-10:35 Session 2
10:35-10:50 Break
10:50-11:20 Session 3
11:20-12:00 Session 4
12:00-1:15 Lunch
1:15-1:45 Session 5
1:45-1:50 Open Spaces/Birds of a Feather Topic review
1:50-2:20 Open Spaces/Birds of a Feather
2:20-2:30 Reflection/Exit Ticket

Session
Table 1
Table 2
Table 3
Table 4
Table 5
1
Using Video for Teacher Reflection and Enhancing Instructional Coaching
Terry McGill, Sibme
The Answer is in the Room
Joanne Krett
Questioning and Lesson Design

Link to Resources(please request permission)
Andrew Halter
Smart Amp
Missy Karkowski
Want to try it?
http://info.smarttech.com/amptrial
Chromebooks as 1:1 Option
Justin Rodrigues
2
Using Video for Teacher Reflection and Enhancing Instructional Coaching
Terry McGill, Sibme
Text-Dependent Analysis Overview and Examples
Heather Herger & Jen Schrecengost
Peer Mentoring Program
Erica Guadalupe
Smart Amp
Missy Karkowski
Video Writing Prompts

Mike Bothwell
3
Using Video for Teacher Reflection and Enhancing Instructional Coaching
Terry McGill, Sibme
Text-Dependent Analysis Overview and Examples
Heather Herger & Jen Schrecengost
Non-Evaluative Coaching Language
Heather Moschetta
Grow Your Personal Learning with Online Tools
Kevin Conner
Peer Mentoring Program
Erica Guadalupe
4
Using Video for Teacher Reflection and Enhancing Instructional Coaching
Terry McGill, Sibme
The Answer is in the Room
Joanne Krett
Non-Evaluative Coaching Language
Heather Moschetta
Grow Your Personal Learning with Online Tools
Kevin Conner
Video Writing Prompts

Mike Bothwell
5
The Coach’s Role in Supporting Teachers with TDA
Ashlee Boyle
Formative Assessment
Elizabeth Shannon
It’s All About the Questions
Kristen Martin & Kristie Gizienski
Chromebooks as 1:1 Option
Justin Rodrigues



March 25, 2015 (WED)

"Building Buy-In for Coaching"

8:30-9:00am Networking
9:00-9:10am Icebreaker/Debrief on February Mini-Conference/Debrief from BrightBytes Summit
9:10-9:25am How Coaching Works video/table share-out

9:25-10:00am Coaching Conditions (Verso)
10:00-10:10am BREAK
10:10-11:00am Article study


11:00-11:30am Data & Teacher Effectiveness & You(brief presentation from Kevin)
11:30-12:45pm LUNCH
12:45-1:30pm Engagement Lesson
1:30-2:15pm Coaching Marketing Plan
2:15-2:30pm Closure/Exit Ticket/Dismissal


April 15, 2015 (WED)

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Apps Selected by Instructional Coaches


Agenda
9:00am-Noon App Throwdown
Noon-1pm LUNCH
1pm-2pm Common Sense Media Graphite
2pm-2:30pm Closure/Exit Ticket


May 27, 2015 (WED)

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Agenda
9:00-9:30 Webquest overview, group formation, pre-planning
9:30-11:30 (approx) Go forth and explore!
11:30-11:45 Begin project creation
11:45-1:00 Lunch
1:00-2:00 Project creation
2:00-2:30 Share projects, celebrate, wrap up





Aurasma Sites:
Pump House: http://www.riversofsteel.com/preservation/heritage-sites/battle-of-homestead/
http://battleofhomestead.org/battle.php
Carrie Furnace: http://www.riversofsteel.com/preservation/heritage-sites/carrie-furnaces/
http://pghbridges.com/pittsburghE/0593-4473/urrcarrie.htm
Pemickey/Pinkerton's Landing Bridge: http://pitt.libguides.com/homestead
Homestead Labyrinth: http://www.post-gazette.com/local/south/2009/06/14/Labyrinth-display-at-Waterfront-pathway-to-a-poignant-past/stories/200906140183
Gantry Crane: http://old.post-gazette.com/businessnews/20021016court1016p3.asp
Smokestacks: http://www.scenicusa.net/032006.html
http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMFQMW_Symbols_of_Industry_The_Stack_Homestead_PA

Homestead Works Walking Tour Presentations

Mike, Chris, Ryan, Carol
Video Link - http://www.whsd.net/olc/page.aspx?id=105960&s=1619